ATHLETE
Durward Knowles
1917 - 2018
Durward Knowles
Sir Durward Randolph Knowles (2 November 1917 – 24 February 2018) was a sailor and Olympic champion from The Bahamas. He won the gold medal in the Star class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, together with Cecil Cooke. He won the bronze medal in the same class at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Durward Knowles has received more than 63,004 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Durward Knowles is the 661st most popular athlete (down from 477th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from The Bahamas (down from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Bahamian Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
63k
Page Views (PV)
47.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
6.89
Effective Languages (L*)
1.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Durward Knowles ranks 661 out of 6,025. Before him are Tim Ahearne, Amos Biwott, Akilles Järvinen, Charles Blondin, Carlo Pavesi, and Charles Greene. After him are Fernando Altimani, Gösta Andersson, Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston, Mike Larrabee, Bill Roberts, and František Čapek.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTim Ahearne
1885 - 1968
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 655
Amos Biwott
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 656
Akilles Järvinen
1905 - 1943
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 657
Charles Blondin
1824 - 1897
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 658
Carlo Pavesi
1923 - 1995
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 659
Charles Greene
1945 - 2022
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 660
Durward Knowles
1917 - 2018
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 661
Fernando Altimani
1893 - 1963
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 662
Gösta Andersson
1917 - 1975
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 663
Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston
1903 - 1989
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 664
Mike Larrabee
1933 - 2003
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 665
Bill Roberts
1912 - 2001
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 666
František Čapek
1914 - 2008
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 667
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Durward Knowles ranks 252. Before him are Odd Lundberg, Juan Tuñas, Vernon A. Walters, Edgar Barth, Phyllis Diller, and William P. Gottlieb. After him are Gösta Andersson, Kenkichi Iwasawa, Tony Cliff, Richard Boone, Pavel Solovyov, and Luigi Cantone. Among people deceased in 2018, Durward Knowles ranks 320. Before him are Neagu Djuvara, Abdelmalek Benhabyles, Hugh Masekela, Ilie Balaci, Soon-Tek Oh, and Kedarnath Singh. After him are Connie Sawyer, Nancy Wilson, John Miles, Helena Almeida, István Géczi, and Ferenc Kósa.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsOdd Lundberg
SKATER
1917 - 1983
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 246
Juan Tuñas
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2011
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 247
Vernon A. Walters
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 248
Edgar Barth
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 1965
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 249
Phyllis Diller
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 250
William P. Gottlieb
PHOTOGRAPHER
1917 - 2006
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 251
Durward Knowles
ATHLETE
1917 - 2018
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 252
Gösta Andersson
ATHLETE
1917 - 1975
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 253
Kenkichi Iwasawa
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 1998
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 254
Tony Cliff
WRITER
1917 - 2000
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 255
Richard Boone
ACTOR
1917 - 1981
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 256
Pavel Solovyov
ENGINEER
1917 - 1996
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 257
Luigi Cantone
FENCER
1917 - 1997
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 258
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsNeagu Djuvara
HISTORIAN
1916 - 2018
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 314
Abdelmalek Benhabyles
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2018
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 315
Hugh Masekela
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2018
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 316
Ilie Balaci
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2018
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 317
Soon-Tek Oh
ACTOR
1932 - 2018
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 318
Kedarnath Singh
WRITER
1934 - 2018
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 319
Durward Knowles
ATHLETE
1917 - 2018
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 320
Connie Sawyer
ACTOR
1912 - 2018
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 321
Nancy Wilson
SINGER
1937 - 2018
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 322
John Miles
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 2018
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 323
Helena Almeida
PAINTER
1934 - 2018
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 324
István Géczi
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2018
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 325
Ferenc Kósa
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2018
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 326
In The Bahamas
Among people born in The Bahamas, Durward Knowles ranks 3 out of 31. Before him are Arthur Foulkes (1928), and Perry Christie (1943). After him are Philip Davis (1951), Kimbo Slice (1974), Sebastian Bach (1968), Hubert Minnis (1954), Lynden Pindling (1930), Calvin Lockhart (1934), Donald Thomas (1984), Persia White (1972), and Mark Knowles (1971).
Others born in The Bahamas
Go to all RankingsArthur Foulkes
POLITICIAN
1928 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 1
Perry Christie
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 2
Durward Knowles
ATHLETE
1917 - 2018
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 3
Philip Davis
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 4
Kimbo Slice
ACTOR
1974 - 2016
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 5
Sebastian Bach
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 6
Hubert Minnis
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 7
Lynden Pindling
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2000
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 8
Calvin Lockhart
ACTOR
1934 - 2007
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 9
Donald Thomas
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.93
Rank: 10
Persia White
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.26
Rank: 11
Mark Knowles
TENNIS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 35.93
Rank: 12
Among ATHLETES In The Bahamas
Among athletes born in The Bahamas, Durward Knowles ranks 1. After him are Donald Thomas (1984), Chandra Sturrup (1971), Shaunae Miller-Uibo (1994), Troy Kemp (1966), Chris Brown (1978), Pauline Davis-Thompson (1966), Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (1976), Avard Moncur (1978), Steven Gardiner (1995), Tonique Williams-Darling (1976), and Savatheda Fynes (1974).
Durward Knowles
1917 - 2018
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 1
Donald Thomas
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.93
Rank: 2
Chandra Sturrup
1971 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 3
Shaunae Miller-Uibo
1994 - Present
HPI: 35.38
Rank: 4
Troy Kemp
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.26
Rank: 5
Chris Brown
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.25
Rank: 6
Pauline Davis-Thompson
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.00
Rank: 7
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie
1976 - Present
HPI: 34.64
Rank: 8
Avard Moncur
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.04
Rank: 9
Steven Gardiner
1995 - Present
HPI: 32.90
Rank: 10
Tonique Williams-Darling
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.47
Rank: 11
Savatheda Fynes
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.88
Rank: 12